THE PALMYRA LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Des Moines Lobe setting.
Palmyra township has 36.3 square miles of land in Renville County. Its Census reference point is in Des Moines Lobe, within Western Corn Belt Plains.
Glacial till plains and windblown loess hills make up the Western Corn Belt landscape. Near-level and rolling terrain are interspersed with steeper river valleys and hills.
Regional context: Western Corn Belt Plains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Palmyra and Renville County
Palmyra is associated with Renville County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Palmyra by land and water
The Census records 0 square miles of water within Palmyra, or 0% of its total area. It is 0.4 percentage points lower than the 0.4% recorded for Renville County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Palmyra township has 1 times the land area of nearby Norfolk township (35.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

